All Proceeds from CRYP’s Creative Annual Fundraisers Support Youth Programming & Reservation-Wide Family Services Fundraising is critical to the long-term operations of any not-for-profit organization, as the staff and volunteers at Cheyenne River Youth Project® know...
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Local Teens, Submit Your Ideas for an Indian Law and Order Commission Video Contest
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, is inviting local teens to participate in an exciting opportunity through the Indian Law and Order Commission. The commission, created through the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, is preparing to make...
Charging into 2013 with a strategic plan, new development director and more
This year, we'll celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Cheyenne River Youth Project. The quarter-century mark is not only a celebration of what a community can do for itself, but also major milestone on the way to an even brighter future. “It’s not common for a...
Family Services aims to reach more homes on the reservation
Although we're perhaps best known for the Cokata Wiconi teen center and The Main youth center, the scope of our focus extends beyond the teens and young children who flood through our doors on a daily basis. Since 2002, we've also has offered an extensive Family...
It’s raffle time: Lakota star quilt up for grabs
Those seeking a truly one-of-a-kind gift for loved ones have a unique opportunity this winter. We recently launched our 2013 Winter Star Quilt Raffle, giving members of the public a chance to win the distinctive, queen-size “Winter on the Plains” Lakota star quilt....
Passion for Fashion prep under way, event set for March 9
For most people, when they think of their teenage years, the memories are filled with excitement, laughter and carefree fun. For many teens on our remote reservation, however, that fun and frivolity is in short supply. Young people have to grow up fast on Cheyenne...
Christmas toy drive serves 1,200 children, 20 communities
We were once again able to bring hope, joy and more than a little magic to the children on the Cheyenne River reservation during the 2012 holiday season. Thanks to the steadfast, generous support of these invaluable partners, not to mention the hard work and...
Reflections on 2012: A year of growth, learning and memories
With the new year just a week old, our staff and long-term volunteers are already busy with January programming, filling the weekly schedules at the Cokata Wiconi teen center and The Main youth center with exciting, fun and educational activities for the young people...
Last Chance to Support the 2012 Christmas Toy Drive, Serving More than 1,200 Children
There’s Still Time to Help! Join a Nationwide Movement That Has Included Fully Loaded Christmas Trucks from Communities in Virginia, Missouri and Colorado EAGLE BUTTE, SD (December 17, 2012) — With just a week to go until Christmas, preparations have kicked into high...
Coloradans Brings Christmas to Hundreds of Children on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
Schools, Organizations, Businesses and Families Come Together to Fulfill Hundreds of “Dear Santa” Letters in the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Annual Christmas Toy Drive The American actress and singer-songwriter Dale Evans perhaps said it best when she noted,...